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Big Ballard building, Aurora motel proposed

Representatives of developer AMLI residential are scheduled to present a proposed design Oct. 24 for a big new apartment building that could extend Ballard’s commercial core further down Market Street.

The five-story building would go at 2428 N.W. Market St., beside the Spirit gas station on the Northwest corner of 24th and Market. It would have 300 apartments, including studios and 1- and 2-bedroom units, plus seven live-work spaces and 15,000 square feet of retail or office space on the ground floor, with 390 parking spaces in two basement levels and 63 spaces at street level.

The developer presented an early design overview (big pdf), with some design options, in May. The next meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 24, in the library of Ballard High School, 1418 N.W. 65th St.

In other Northwest Seattle development news, Emerald Hospitality has proposed a new hotel at 3926 Aurora Ave. N., an area known more for its old, sometimes problematic motels.

The plan calls for a four-story hotel with 101 rooms and 101 underground parking spaces. The city has scheduled an initial meeting to discuss design options for 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 in room 209 of University Heights Community Center, 5031 University Way N.E.

Finally, the city has scheduled a public meeting Oct. 17 to gather comments on Fred Meyer’s proposed expansion of its story at 100 N.W. 85th St., in Greenwood. The plan calls for demolishing Greenwood Market to make way for the 55,305-square-foot addition.

The meeting is set tot start at 7 p.m. in the Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St.

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